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We know you are always looking for information and tips you can utilize as you manage recreational facilities.

Below is a list of the resource documents available through the RFABC Resource Library. The RFABC Resource Library is provided through the support of funds from RFABC Members. If you are not currently a member, please consider joining the association to support the ongoing collection and creation of resources such as the ones below.

If you are not a RFABC Member, Membership is available on-line using our Membership Application Form.

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 Annual General Meeting Notices

• AGM 2015

Recreation Facilities Association of BC – Facility to Facility Magazine

• Fall 2010

• Fall 2011

• Fall 2012

• Fall 2013

• Spring 2011

• Spring 2012

• Spring 2013

• Spring 2014

• Summer 2011

• Summer 2012

• Summer 2013

• Winter 2010

• Winter 2011

• Winter 2012

• Winter 2013 

• Winter 2014

• Facility to Facility Fall 2014
• Facility to Facility Winter 2014
• Facility to Facility Spring 2015
• Facility to Facility Summer 2015
• Facility to Facility Fall 2015
• Facility to Facility Winter 2016
• Facility to Facility Spring 2016
• Facility to Facility Summer 2016
• Facility to Facility Fall 2016
• Facility to Facility Winter 2017
• Facility to Facility Spring 2017
• Facility to Facility Fall 2017
• Facility to Facility Winter 2018

Alberta Association of Recreation Facility Personnel – Leisure Lines Magazine

• Fall 2010

• Fall 2011

• Fall 2012

• Spring 2011

• Spring 2012

• Summer 2011

• Summer 2012

• Winter 2010

• Winter 2011    

• Winter 2012

Recreation New Brunswick – Recreation and Parks Outlook Newsletter

• ​January 2012        
• June 2011
• November 2011
  

Aquatic Centre Management/Maintenance

• • ... "ATE" Your Pool: 5 Simple Steps to Improving Indoor Air Quality at your Facility

• AED Zoll Maintenance Checklist Canadian Red Cross

• Canadian Red Cross – Operational Best Practices for Aquatic Facilities

• Fitness trend: Will high-tech gyms be the future?

• Functional Planning your Fitness Space

• Getting Value From Splash Play

• H20 Fitness and Adventure Centre

• New Pool Regulation effective October 8, 2010

• Operating Guidelines for Non-Regulated Water Facilities Ontario

• Pool Issues

• Preventative Maintenance for Recreation Facilities (Langara College)

• Public Aquatic Facility Safety Standards (Lifesaving Society)

• Public Health Act – Swimming Pool, Spray Pool and Wading Pool Regulations

• Recycling your Swimming Pool Water

• Semipublic Swimming Pool Safety Standards (Lifesaving Society)

• Spa Operator's Manual, Toronto Public Health

• Swimming Pool Basics

• Swimming Pool Operators Manual, Toronto Public Health

• The Beijing Water Cube

• Winterizing an Outdoor Swimming Pool

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  Arena Management/Maintenance

• 11 Low Cost Ways to Reduce Your Rink’s Utility Bill (SaskPower and SPRA)

• 11 Zero Cost Ways to Reduce Your Rink’s Utility Bill (SaskPower and SPRA)

• Ammonia, the "Green" Refrigerant

• Arena Maintenance

• Arena Operator Guidelines, Mycom Reciprocating Compressor

• Arena Sound System Overview - Can You Hear Me Now

• B52 Mechanical Refrigeration Code

• BC Safety Standards Act

• Chief Engineer Role Questionnaire (March 2018) 

• CIMCO - Things you should know about Ice Rink Construction

• Conventional Ice Rink Refrigeration versus Geothermal Ice Rink Systems

• Corporate/Commercial Advertising in Recreation

• Curling History in Canada

• Custodial Basics

• Determining your Facilities Replacement

• Embodied Energy

• Energy Efficiency Tips for Curling Rinks (Curl Canada)

• Energy Efficient Arenas: It’s in our Power (ORFA)

• Energy Management Manual for Arena and Rink Operators (SaskPower and SPRA)

• Exposure Control Plan (Anhydrous Ammonia) - Coquitlam

• Exposure Control Plan (Anhydrous Ammonia) - Fort Nelson

• Exposure Control Plan (Anhydrous Ammonia) - Osoyoos

• Exposure Control Plan (Anhydrous Ammonia) - Summerland

• Exposure Control - TSBC - Understanding and Preventing the Dangers of Ammonia Exposure  

• Featured Facility - The Enerplex, Fort St. John

• Geothermal Ice Arenas

• Guidelines for Evaluating Arena Dasherboard and Shielding Systems (ORFA)

• Hazard Alert Slips and Trips on Arena Ice Surfaces

• Hockey Line Drawings (October 2010, Canadian Recreation Facilities Council)

• Hockey Line Drawings - Ice Dimensions (2011)

• Hockey Line Drawings - Goal Crease Dimensions (2011)

• Hockey Line Drawings - Face-off Dot Dimensions (2011)

• Hockey Line Drawings - Restraining Line Dimensions (2011)

• HVAC Maintenance

• Ice Edger Operational Best Practices (ORFA)

• Ice Worker Head Protection

• Indoor Air Quality in Ice Arenas

• Locker Room Care and Control Suggested Best Practices (ORFA)

• Maintaining Curling Ice

• Making Arena Curling Ice (Curl Canada)

• National Arena Census, December 2005 (CRFC)

• Natural Resources Canada Arena Energy Research: Influence of the type of Ice Rink Ceiling

• Natural Resources Canada Arena Energy Research: Management of Ice Temperature

• Natural Resources Canada Arena Energy Research: Optimization of Ice and Concrete Slab Thickness

• Natural Resources Canada Arena Energy Research: Optimizing Refrigeration Condensing Temperature

• Natural Resources Canada Arena Energy Research: Reduction of Lighting Intensity in the Ice Rink

• Natural Resources Canada Arena Energy Research: Reference Arena

• Natural Resources Canada Arena Energy Research: Secondary Coolant

• Natural Resources Canada Arena Energy Research: Temperature Optimization in the Stands

• Natural Resources Canada Arena Energy Research: Using a Network of Heat Pumps

• Preventative Maintenance for Recreation Facilities

• Preventative Maintenance for Recreation Facilities (Langara College)

• Public Skating: Guidelines and Best Practices (ORFA) 

• Refrigeration Compressors

• Save Green by Painting Green

• Saving Energy at the Rink Helps Keep Ice Costs Down (ORFA)

• The Great Lighting Debate

• The Great Lighting Debate, Part 2

• The Importance of Doing Ice Measurements

• Tips to Reduce Your Rink’s Electrical Demand Charge (SaskPower and SPRA)

• Technical Safety BC - Manual for Owners and Operators of Special Status Plans (Arenas) Risk Assessed and General Supervision 

• Understanding Artificial Ice Operating Temperatures (ORFA)

• Understanding Fuel Savings in the Boiler Room

• Vancouver's Legacy of Recreation Facilities

  
  Customer Service

• Customer Service Tips

• Excellence in Customer Service - A Guideline

• Keeping Customers Happy

  
  Facility Management/Supervision/Leadership

• A Living Laboratory

• A Mini Facility Management Assessment

• Arena to assist its neighbours

• Collaborating for Community Success

• Concessions - Serving Profit-Packed Ideas

• Conflict Resolution - Winning With Difficult People

• Contracting out Recreation and Sport Services (Presentation Handout)

• Corporate Retention Strategy 1 - Trust

• Dealing with change - Using Force Field Analysis

• Decision Making Tips, Part 1

• Decision Making Tips, Part 2

• Environmental Certification for Existing Buildings: LEED©

• Facility Planning and Design Guidelines: Arena (ORFA)

• Getting ‘Shovel Ready’

• Hard to say I’m sorry

• How Showing a Little Appreciation Motivates Employees

• How to Avoid Being Manipulated by an Employee

• How to Deal With the Over-dependent Employee

• How to Remember Names

• Identifying Candidates for Leadership

• Improving the Professional Relationship Between Ice Arena Managers and Maintenance Staff (2008 Vince Kreiser Thesis Paper)

• Inclusive staff training in your recreation facility

• Knowledge Capital - What do we do with the information?

• Life Cycle Planning

• Managing the Generational Differences in the Workplace

• Massaging Corporate Sponsorships

• Meetings That Count

• Multipurpose Recreation Facilities Require Design Considerations

• Naming Sponsorships Becoming A Tough Sell

• Notes about Leadership

• Project Management Checklist for Leading Volunteers

• Recycling In Recreation Facilities

• Sample worker orientation checklist (doc)

• Serving it right? (selling and serving of alcohol)

• The Art of Onboarding

• The Benefit of the Doubt

• Top 12 Reasons for Implementing Succession Planning

• Uniform Provision for Skate Staff (Survey Conducted Jan. 2018) 

• Vancouver's Legacy of Recreation Facilities

• What Great Supervisors Do Differently

• What the Best CEOs Know

• When You're the Top Dog: Three Keys to Leading like a Professional

• WHL History in BC

• Wringing out Performance
  
  Occupational Health and Safety/Risk Management
  

• Your best project guesstimate??

• 4 Steps to Effective Worker Education and Training (WorkSafeBC)

• Air Quality Guidelines for Arenas (ORFA)

• Air Quality Guidelines for Arenas in Nova Scotia (RFANS)

• Ammonia in Refrigeration Systems (WorkSafeBC)

• Ammonia: Employer Information for Ice Rinks and Recreational Facilities (WorkSafeBC) 

• Ammonia - Exposure Control Plan - Coquitlam
• Ammonia - Exposure Control Plan - Fort Nelson
• Ammonia - Exposure Control Plan - Osoyoos

• Ammonia - Exposure Control Plan - Summerland

• Ammonia - Alarm Leak Response Procedure - Osoyoos 

• Ammonia - Critical Emergency Measures - Osoyoos

• Ammonia - Plant Entry Procedures - Osoyoos

• Ammonia - Plant Shutdown Procedures - Osoyoos

• Ammonia - Safe Work Procedures - Draining Oil Pot - Osoyoos

• Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs): Guidelines for Recreation Facilities (ORFA)

• Canadian Fitness Safety Standards (Canadian Fitness Matters)

• Chainsaw Safety (WorkSafeBC)

• Chlorine Safe Work Practices (WorkSafeBC)

• Controlling Exposure: Protecting Workers from Infectious Disease (WorkSafeBC)

• Emergency Planning and Evacuation (ORFA)

• Exposure Control Plans - BC Municipal Safety Association 

• Facility Noise – The Potential to Have Long Term Affects (ORFA)

• Getting Ahead of Head Injuries in Sports and Recreation

• Guidelines for Entrapment Hazards – Making Pools and Spas Safer (US Product Safety Commission)

• Guidelines for Reporting Critical Injuries in a Recreation Workplace Involving Non-Workers (ORFA)

• Hazards of Confined Space for Municipalities (WorkSafeBC)

• Ice Worker Head Protection (ORFA)

• Indoor Air in Ice Facilities – Understanding the Issues (ORFA)

• Indoor Air Quality-A Guideline for Building Owners, Managers and Occupants (WorkSafeBC)

• Light Bulb Changing – Risks and Responsibilities (ORFA)

• Managing Safety from the Supervisor’s Perspective (WorkSafeBC)

• Moulds in Your Home and Facility

• Personal Lightning Safety Tips

• Preventing Heat Stress at Work (WorkSafeBC)

• Propane Use Indoors (ORFA)

• Public Playground Safety Handbook (US Product Safety Commission)

• Safe Work Practices for Certified Utility Arborists (WorkSafeBC)

• Sample Anti-Violence Policy for Recreation Facilities (BC Sport Safe)

• Self Contained Breathing Apparatus: Refrigeration Mechanical Rooms (ORFA)

• Skate Sharpening – Safety Tips From the Pros

• Snow Load Analysis for Public Building Roof Systems (ORFA)

• Study Reveals Alarming Concussion Trends in Youth Hockey

• Suggested Guideline for Arena Nets and Pegs (ORFA)

• Suggested Guidelines for Entry into Mechanical Rooms (ORFA)

• Suggested Guidelines for Public Skating (ORFA)

• Those pesky Mice!

• WHMIS at Work (WorkSafeBC)
  
  Park, Recreation and Culture Department Brochures
  

• Wiping Out Graffiti

• Burnaby Fall 2010 Winter 2011

• Burnaby Spring and Summer 2010

• Burnaby Spring and Summer 2011

• Chilliwack Summer 2010 Leisure Guide

• Chilliwack Summer 2011 Leisure Guide

• Chilliwack Winter Spring 2011 Leisure Guide

• Chilliwack Winter/Spring 2010 Leisure Guide

• Comox Valley Spring 2011

• Comox Valley Winter 2010

• Comox Valley Winter-Spring 2011

• Coquitlam Spring 2011

• Coquitlam Summer 2011

• Coquitlam Winter 2010

• Delta Fall/Winter 2011 Leisure Guide

• District of West Kelowna Fall 2010 Leisure Guide

• District of West Kelowna Spring 2011

• Elkford Summer 2010 Leisure Guide

• Elkford Winter Spring 2011

• Elkford Winter/Spring 2010 Leisure Guide

• Esquimalt Fall 2010 Active Living Guide

• Esquimalt Spring/Summer 2010

• Esquimalt Summer 2011 Active Living Guide

• Esquimalt Winter Spring 2011

• Kelowna Fall 2010 Activity and Program Guide

• Kelowna Spring 2010 Activity and Program Guide

• Kelowna Summer 2011

• Kelowna Winter 2010 Activity and Program Guide

• Kitimat Winter 2010 Recreation Guide

• Ladysmith Summer 2010 Leisure Guide

• Lake Country Fall and Winter 2010 Leisure Guide

• Lillooet 2010 Community Recreation Centre Winter Guide

• Lumby Winter 2010

• Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows Fall 2010

• Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows Spring 2010

• Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows Summer 2010

• Mission Spring/Summer 2010 Leisure Guide

• Nanaimo August 2010 - March 2011 Activity Guide

• Nelson Winter 2010 Leisure Guide

• New Westminster Fall 2010 Active Living Guide

• New Westminster Summer 2010 Active Living Guide

• New Westminster Winter 2010

• North Cowichan Fall 2010

• North Cowichan Spring Summer 2011

• North Cowichan Summer 2010

• North Cowichan Winter 2010

• North, Central Saanich, Sidney Winter/Spring 2010

• Panorama Recreation Fall 2010

• Panorama Recreation Summer 2010

• Penctiton Spring 2011

• Penticton Fall 2010/Winter 2011

• Penticton Winter 2010

• Port Alberni Summer 2010 Healthy Living Guide

• Port Alberni Summer 2011

• Port Alberni Winter Spring 2011

• Port Coquitlam Spring 2011

• Port Coquitlam Winter 2010

• Port Moody Fall 2010 Happening Guide

• Port Moody Spring 2011

• Port Moody Summer 2010 Happening Guide

• Port Moody Winter 2010

• Powell River Winter Spring 2011

• Prince George Spring/Summer 2010 Leisure Guide

• Prince Rupert Winter Spring 2011

• Richmond Fall 2010 Easy Guide

• Rossland Summer Programs 2010

• Rossland Winter 2010

• Saanich Fall 2010

• Saanich Summer 2010

• Smithers Winter 2010 Community Recreation Programs

• Sooke Fall 2010 Leisure Guide

• Sooke Summer 2010 Leisure Guide

• South Cowichan Recreation Fall Activity Guide

• South Cowichan Recreation Summer Activity Guide

• Squamish Fall 2010 Program Guide

• Squamish Winter 2010 Program Guide

• Surrey Fall 2010 Leisure Guide

• Surrey Winter 2010

• Township of Langley Spring/Summer March/August 2010 Leisure Guide

• Trail Spring/Summer April/August 2010

• Trail Winter 2010

• Ucluelet Summer Camp 2010 Guide

• Vernon Leisure Guide Fall/Winter 2010/2011

• Victoria Spring/Summer 2010

• West Kelowna Summer 2011 Leisure Guide

• West Shore Summer 2010

• West Shore Winter 2010

• Whistler Recreation Fall 2010/Winter 2011 Program Guide

• White Rock Fall 2010 Leisure Guide

• White Rock Winter 2010 Leisure Guide
  
  Parks, Sports field, Playspace Maintenance
  

• Williams Lake 2010 Winter Active Living Guide 

• A Guide to Community Tree Planting and Care (Tree Canada)

• Accessible Playspaces in Canada – A Guideline (Canadian Coalition for Accessible Playspaces)

• Basic Baseball Field Layout

• Canada's Largest Water Park Opens

• Children Living Near Green Spaces Are More Active

• CSA Standards for Children's Playspaces and Equipment (2014 Langara College) 

• Cutting Slopes and Around Waterways

• Economic and Environmental Choices in Parks Fertilization

• Entire Synthetic Turf Fields Now Being Recycled

• Field Checklist (Sports Turf Association)

• Green Space Benefits

• Green spaces (lawns) are not so green

• Guidelines for Maintaining Outdoor Ice (ORFA)

• Guidelines for Movable Soccer Goal Safety

• Healthy Lawns (Health Canada)

• Injuries Associated with Playground Equipment (Public Health Agency of Canada)

• Integrated Pest Management Act

• Integrated Pest Management Regulation

• Lawn Maintenance Fact Sheet (Health Canada)

• Norms and Standards in Synthetic Turf Projects

• Parking to Parks

• Playground Best Practices – 11 Steps to a Successful Playground (CPSI)

• Playing Smart Soccer

• Playspace Planning, Construction and Maintenance (2015 Langara College)

• Pruning Trees and Shrubs

• Putting a Price on Walkability

• Q and A about Outdoor Skating Rinks

• Ramping Up: A Nova Scotia Skatepark Resource (Nova Scotia Health)

• Soccer - Laws of the Game FIFA 2009-2010

• The Health Benefits of Parks (The Trust for Public Land)

• Tips for Building a New Skate Park

• Trail Specification Guidelines (SPRA)